On 1 April2009, Mod Emilee said: "Seagulls have now been added to the Hunter skill and can be found along some coastlines. You'll need to wave your butterfly net in a gullible fashion to catch these birds". This was part of the 2009 April Fools day pranks. A week later, Jagex claimed to have removed them from the Hunter skill.

On 23 October 2017, feathers were added as a drop to the Port Sarim seagulls. Previously, only the seagull in the Icyene graveyard in Morytania dropped feathers.